Fuel, Land, & Agriculture — the model behind the question:
Could New Zealand keep feeding everyone if a global catastrophe disrupted its supply lines?
A tool for working out the farmland — and the home-grown biodiesel — New Zealand would need to keep feeding everyone if imported fuel stopped, e.g. after a global catastrophe. One vital slice of a bigger question, built on peer-reviewed research.
Built on Boyd, Ragnarsson, Terry, Payne & Wilson (2024), Mitigating imported fuel dependency in agricultural production: Case study of an island nation's vulnerability to global catastrophic risks, Risk Analysis — DOI 10.1111/risa.14297. Hosted by Rongo. FLAGRI: Fuel, Land, & Agriculture (original 2023 model: Fuel and Land Agriculture Requirement Model for Food Production in NZ). FLAGRI is a working multi-layer model of the published study; we have checked it carefully but cannot guarantee complete accuracy — questions and corrections are very welcome: sam@rongo.co.nz.